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Variable Rate Mortgages – Setting The Standard
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Here’s the first mortgage term you should learn – Standard Variable Rate, or SVR. This is the interest rate you will be paying on the total amount you are borrowing. It is usually expressed as a Read more...
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By Marvin Jones, Thu Dec 8th
A mortgage is legal agreement or contract that says thata party has agreed to put up a property, a house or a piece ofreal estate, as security to get a loan. By doing this, theperson getting a loan can buy a piece of property that heinitially cannot afford. Still, if by any chance, he cannot payfor the loan, the bank will have to foreclose the property andresell it to others.
The lender will hold the title of the property untilafter the full amount of the loan is paid for plus interest.Depending on the terms of the loan, repayment can last until acouple of years. Two of the most common mortgages in the countryare the fixed-rate mortgage and the adjustable-rate mortgage.
As shown by the name, fixed-rate mortgage has an interestrate that stays the same all throughout the life of the loan. Iffor example the loan is termed for 10 years, then the interestrate will stay fixed regardless of the increase or decrease ofthe market rates.
With adjustable-rate-mortgage, the interest rate canchange
at the end of the pre-determined intervals. For instance,if the
agreement says interest change in periods of six months,then the
rate will assume the market rates after the six monthsperiod.
With this kind of mortgage, the borrower is left at themercy of
the market rates. Neither the lender nor the borrowercan dictate
the interest rates that will be given. Still, toprotect both the
lender and the borrower, most adjustable-ratemortgages have interest
rate cap that protects them from toomuch increase or decrease
of interest rates.
The balloon mortgage is another kind of mortgage, thoughnot quite as popular as the first two. In the balloon mortgage,borrowers are allowed to make fixed amount payments for acertain period of time and then make one large payment referredto as a balloon payment towards the end of the loan. This isactually a great deal especially if you are planning toeventually sell off the property or to refinance it to buyanother.
The graduated payment mortgage is also similar to theballoon mortgage except that the borrower is not required tomake a large payment at the end of the payment period. What isoften done with graduated payment mortgage is to start off thepayments with really small amounts. The payments will thengradually increase until they reach a point of stabilization.
Knowing how much Americans need homes, the United Statesgovernment has enacted several government program which wouldhelp borrowers obtain mortgages while lessening the risks forthe lenders. That way, more and more Americans will be given theopportunity to own houses or other piece of real estate. TheFederal Housing Administration for instance offer low andmoderate-income borrowers obtain loans by giving banks and otherlending institutions protection and benefits. Borrowers can alsoavail of a mortgage insurance, which would ensure that the FHAwill pay for the difference in case the house is sold for lessthat it was originally worth.
Another government agency, which provides programs formortgages is the Veterans Administration, which helps qualifiedveterans get a loan. If in case the loan is not paid in full,the VA will shoulder the balance of the loan.
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